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Welcoming the season despite a pandemic stroll in our paradise.” Cipriano explained that cut flowers are harder to acquire Cipriano Nursery and Florist, now because many suppliers and in East Meadow, would under delivery companies are closed. normal circumstances be gearOutside, though, the ing up for its annual nursery has plants, E a s t e r f e s t iv a l , perennial flowers, which was set to vegetables, herbs, take place this weekstatues and other end. Manager Maria garden decorations. Cipriano was pre“Our customers pared to hide eggs are very happy that for children to find we remain open,” around the nursshe said. “Some are ery’s garden center, saying they have a verdant labyrinth more time to tend to of flowers, plants their garden than and pathways craftthey’ve had in years. ed from tree branchAnd they can plant es. and decorate with Despite having to their children.” cancel the event and Cipriano was close its storefront looking forward to florist and gift shop the Easter festival, because of the corousually feaMARIA CIPRIANo which navirus pandemic, tures an egg hunt, Cipriano said that Manager, photos with Easter the nursery remains Cipriano Nursery characters and open for curbside and Florist crafts for children. pickup, delivery and She said she hopes browsing in the garto throw a festival den center. this fall that will be a smorgas“We have a large space where bord of holidays to make up for everybody could keep their dis- lost time — which might include tance, so they could even come an egg hunt for Easter, crafts for here to get a breath of fresh air,” Mother’s Day and a costume conshe noted. “We like to call it a Continued on page 3
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Teachers and students say hi Teachers at Bowling Green Elementary School in Salisbury threw a car parade on April 2 to reconnect with their students while schools remain closed. Story, more photos, Page 8.
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East Meadow library launches digital programs By BRIAN STIEGlITZ bstieglitz@liherald.com
When the Covid-19 pandemic began forcing businesses to close and events to be canceled, Jude Schanzer, the programming director of the East Meadow Public Library, said she would find a way to continue offering patrons the library’s cultural programs and exhibits. Now they can attend programs without leaving their liv-
ing rooms by using the videoconferencing software Zoom. The library has a list of programs offered this month (see sidebar). “Besides imparting education, entertainment and enlightenment, they’re fostering a wonderful sense of community,” said Jude Schanzer, the library’s director of programming. “Joining allows us all to visit together.” Schanzer noted that patrons have been excited to see the
library continue to offer programs. One woman said it made her forget she was alone at home instead of at the library with friends. During some pro g rams, guests can click a “raise your hand” button to ask questions and interact with the presenters. This isn’t the first time the library has had to create alternative ways to continue its proContinued on page 5
e have a large space where everybody could keep their distance, so they could even come here to get a breath of fresh air.
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continued from front page gramming. It has been partially closed for construction since last July, and has hosted its programs throughout the community, with the help of local institutions and organizations such as the East Meadow Jewish Center, the United Methodist Church and the Firefighters Benevolent Association Hall. To host art exhibits, the library even created its own gallery in an empty room at the Samanea New York Market, the former Source Mall, in Westbury. The programs it is offering this month include Story Time, children’s play time and, on April 19, a live-streamed concert by harpist Edmar Castañeda of Colombia, who will perform a genre of folk music popular in his home country and Venezuela called Llanera. When he immigrated to the United States in 1994 from Colombia, Castañeda brought with him the music of his ancestors. The New York State Council on the Arts funded the program, which will be hosted by the library in coordination with the Port Washington-based arts organization Long Island Traditions.
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The easT Meadow Public Library recently launched a number of online programs on the videoconferencing platform Zoom.
east Meadow Public Library digital programs this month Despite canceling all in-person programs because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the East Meadow Public Library is offering the following programs online via Zoom video chat. To find access to any of them, go to https:// bit.ly/2yFZhPv. saturday, april 11: story Time Join a storyteller named Sinead who will dress up as a surprise character to read for an hour-long program beginning at 11 a.m. Guests can ask questions after the reading. Tuesday, april 14: Play hooray Children are invited to join a program with their parents at 10 a.m. in which they will sing nursery rhymes, listen to music, play games and more. wednesday, april 15: James Coll: The Police and the Constitution Fans of local historian James Coll can join this program at 1 p.m. to listen to him walk guests through sections of the Constitution and its impact on law enforcement.
Thursday, april 16: a Time for Kids Children ages 18 months to pre-kindergarten are invited to follow along with a lesson on lacing and tying shoes at 2 p.m. sunday, april 19: Colombian harpist edmar Castañeda Long Island Traditions and the library present the musician in concert at 2 p.m. Tuesday, april 21: Play hooray A repeat of last Tuesday’s program, at 10 a.m. Thursday, april 23: a Time for Kids In this session at 2 p.m., children can follow along with a stacking activity. Tuesday, april 28: Play hooray A third session, at 10 a.m. Thursday, april 30: a Time for Kids At 2 p.m., children can follow along with a lesson on the pincer grasp, the coordination of the index finger and the thumb.
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Bike biz takes off as homebound get out Gym, school closures leave families with time on their hands By TIMOTHY DENTON tdenton@liherld.com
When it comes to social distancing, residents of Nassau County’s South Shore may be luckier than most. With more than 60 miles of beautiful pedestrian trails and bike paths, the area in and around Seaford and Wantagh is a rich environment for anyone seeking a cure for cabin fever. It is not surprising then, that the Covid-19 crisis and its concomitant cadre of stay-athome f amilies has been a boon for the bicycle business. “Pretty much everything,” was one sales associate’s response at Merrick Bicycles when asked last Thursday what was selling. He w a s e ve n t o o sEaN MaHON busy to give his full name, simSales associate, ply identifying Merrick Bicycles himself as “Mike.” Dan Sirota, one of the managers at Brands Cycle & Fitness, finally got a breather at 8 p.m. on Saturday evening. Normally, Wantagh’s venerable bicycle emporium, with more than 50 years’ experience, closes at 6. But with the crisis, the store has an appointment sheet similar to those used at computer stores to book consultations on equipment and exercise regimens. Cycleries always show an uptick as winter gives way to spring, Sirota said, “but this year’s different.” People cooped up inside are looking for ways of escape. The two stores limit the number of customers who may be inside the store any time, and drop-ins are strongly discouraged. Some of the stores’ empties work from home, but “this is a face-toface business,” Merrick’s Sean Mahon
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MErrIck BIcYclEs Is selling “everything,” a sales associate said last week, as people try to stay fit despite gym closures. said on Monday morning, when the store was quieter. Both Sirota and Mahon said home exercise equipment was a top seller right now. Indoor trainers like Wahoo allow cyclists to program their courses, including factors like wind sheer, difficulty of gradient and even the country or area they want to cycle in. And clubs have formed, according to Brands’ Byron James, enabling people to have some sense of social contact as they ride the loops in Central Park, for example. On the other hand, demand for apparel has gone down. “We’re selling everything from kids bikes to racing bikes,” said Mahon. But clothes and shoes? Not so much, he said. Some of the two stores’ employees are working from home. “Anyone who can do that is,” Sirota said. “But some things have to be face to face.”
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Cipriano nursery and Florist would normally be gearing up for its annual Easter festival. It remains open for curbside pickup, delivery and browsing in its garden center.
Florists, nurseries strive to ring in spring continued from front page test for Halloween. But for now, she said, “We’re here to move the days quicker and keep everybody happy with their gardening.” Despite the ripple effect the pandemic has had on East Meadow businesses, others besides Cipriano’s are striving to spread springtime joy among their customers. Last month, two days before Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered non-essential businesses to close, Chris Hackert, owner of the East Meadow Florist, put 500 green carnations on display outside his storefront on East Meadow Avenue. It was the day after St. Patrick’s Day, and the East Meadow School District had placed an order for the flowers for a fundraiser the administration ended up canceling. Rather than dispose of them or sell them, Hackert gave them away to anyone who wanted them. Some people passed the shop, took a flower and went on their way. Many stopped in to say thank you, and some even paid for the flowers they took. While much has changed in the weeks since then, Hackert’s shop remains open, and he hopes to continue ringing in the season despite the isolation. The East Meadow Florist has been in operation since 1961, originally on Hempstead Turnpike, and Hackert took over as owner in 1996. Two years ago he downsized the business and moved to East Meadow Avenue, where he is now the sole proprietor. “My claim to fame is that I’m a one-
man operation,” he said. “I’m the guy who takes your order, creates your order, delivers your order and sweeps up when I’m done. I like it that way, and the customers have responded well to it.” Hackert has closed his storefront, but is accepting call-in orders for pickup and delivery. At this time of year he usually sees orders for Passover and Easter centerpieces or flower arrangements. Flowering plants are harder to order now, because many suppliers have closed, but Hackert orders his from out of state and picks up the shipments in Hauppauge. “I’m getting stuff from different sources, but inventory is still limited,” he said. “And a lot of people aren’t spending money because they’re not getting paid, or have already spent it all on toilet paper or Lysol.” Hackert has taken part in online webinars with the East Meadow Chamber of Commerce, which hopes to help local businesses stay afloat by letting them know about programs like the federal gover nment’s Small Business Administration Economic Injury Disaster Loans. “We’ve been hosting virtual meetings to talk about the small business loan process and what that’s like,” said Richie Krug Jr., the chamber’s vice president. The Zoom videoconferences began as a way for chamber members to share ideas and how they’ve been coping during the pandemic. Krug described the process as “chasing a moving target” because so much is changing on a daily basis when it comes to government orders, closures and relief programs.
The easT Meadow Florist is still ringing in the spring and open for pickup and delivery. Owner Chris Hackert gave away 500 green carnations after St. Patrick’s Day when an order was canceled. alina Chan, 7, of North Bellmore, decorated a spring flower at Cipriano during last year’s Easter festival.
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On Saturday, COunty Executive Laura Curran said, “We’re in the heat of the battle,” as she spoke about the increasing number of coronavirus cases in Nassau. As of Monday morning, the state was reporting 15,600 cases here. At back was Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggiWhitton, who represents the 11th District on the North Shore.
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The week that was: coronavirus in Nassau By SCOtt BrintOn sbrinton@liherald.com
The coronavirus outbreak took a sharp turn this past weekend, as cases soared on Long Island. Governor Cuomo said the epidemic appeared to be shifting east from New York City. That shift was straining Nassau’s hospitals, according to Cuomo and County Executive Laura Curran Meanwhile, the governor pushed back the May 19 school vote to June 1. Below is a day-by-day timeline of how it all played out.
Friday, april 3
School budget votes were delayed until at least June 1 because of the coronavirus outbreak, by order of Governor Cuomo. The votes were to have taken place May 19. The governor issued the executive order March 30. It states: “Any school board, library board, or village election scheduled to take place in April or May of 2020 is hereby postponed until at least June 1, 2020, and subject to further directive as to the timing, location or manner of voting for such elections.” Whether the school budget votes take place on June 1 remains to be seen. The coronavirus pandemic is fluid, and if new cases were to continue to arise, the vote could be delayed further, state officials said. “The state budget was difficult,” Cuomo said in his Friday news conference. Pushing back the vote will give state and local officials a clearer picture of New York’s finances after the Covid-19 virus forced tens of thousands of businesses to close and sales tax collections to plummet. The governor had earlier predicted a $10 billion to $15 billion gap in the state budget, which is unprecedented.
GOvernOr CuOmO Said over the weekend that the center of the Covid-19 epidemic appeared to be shifting away from New York City toward Long Island. Friday, april 3
Cuomo had warned in recent weeks that New York’s apex of Covid-19 cases was coming within seven to 21 days. Already, though, the state had surpassed 100,000 cases as of last Friday, he said, and Thursday into Friday was the deadliest 24-hour period during the coronavirus crisis to date, with 562 new deaths statewide. “We had more deaths,” Cuomo said, “we had more people going into the hospitals than any other night.” In all, 2,935 New Yorkers had died of the disease. In Nassau County, more than 12,000 people had tested positive for the coronavirus as of Friday.
The governor identified Nassau and Suffolk counties as emerging areas of concern. He also noted that a number of Nassau County hospitals were identified as hot spots because of the high volume of Covid-19 patients they were seeing, including St. Francis Hospital, North Shore University Hospital, NYU Winthrop Hospital, Long Island Jewish Medical Center and Good Samaritan Hospital.
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Nassau County had the third-highest number of coronavirus cases of any county in New York as of Saturday, surpassing Westchester, Bronx and New York counties. New York County includes all of Man-
hattan. That was according to the state Department of Health’s newly implemented Covid-19 tracker, found at covid19tracker. health.ny.gov. In his daily briefing Saturday, Cuomo described the virus as a “fire spreading” across Long Island. As of Saturday, Nassau had 13,346 coronavirus cases, compared to 13,081 in Westchester, where the Covid-19 outbreak began in New York a month ago. Meanwhile, the Bronx had 12,315 cases and Manhattan, 9,300. Queens and Brooklyn — both geographically on Long Island — had 20,114 and 17,504 cases, respectively. Suffolk County had 11,370 cases. Combined, Nassau and Suffolk represented 21.7 percent of the state’s 113,704 cases — up from 16 percent earlier. Cuomo described his concern for Long Island as the growing center of the coronavirus outbreak. “You see the Long Island number growing,” he said, “and it’s growing steadily. It’s growing more east than north.” He also noted, “We’ve been saying for the last few days watch Long Island.” Cuomo spoke of the increasing need for ventilators, breathing machines to keep the hardest-hit patients alive — Covid-19 is primarily a respiratory disease afflicting the lungs. The state had ordered 17,000 ventilators, but had received only a fraction of them by Saturday, the governor said.
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continued from previous page state report that indicated 396 people had died in Nassau. The county Department of Health was working with local hospital officials to quantify the exact number, she said. County officials were also checking whether all of the people reported dead by the state actually lived in Nassau or a surrounding area. As of Saturday morning, the state Department of Health was reporting 13,346 people had tested positive for Covid-19 in Nassau. Many of those cases, the county executive said, had resolved, though she did not give an exact number. “We are in the heat of battle now,” Curran said. Some 355 patients were reportedly on ventilators to enable their breathing, Curran said. That figure was up 31 people from the day before, she said.
Sunday, April 5
Coronavirus cases in Nassau County continued to climb steadily overnight from Saturday into Sunday, nearly reaching 14,400, up from 13,346 the day before — an almost 8 percent increase, according to Cuomo. Statewide, 4,159 people had died of Covid-19 as of Sunday, he said. Speaking that day, Cuomo said, “There is a shift to Long Island … As Long Island grows, the percentage of cases in New York City has reduced.” The sharp rise in Nassau cases in recent days contrasted with data that showed an emerging “plateau” of cases statewide over the past three days, the governor said. It is too early to tell, he said, if New York was reaching the apex of cases, when the number of deaths will drop, but it appeared the high point could be reached sometime in the next week. Previously, he had said it could be seven to 21 days before the apex is reached. Data appeared to suggest the state was nearing a plateau or the apex, Cuomo said. Overnight from Saturday to Sunday, the state saw its highest number of hospital
Source: New York State Department of Health Illustration by Christina Daly/Herald
discharges — 1,709. The total number of people who had been treated for Covid-19 and released from the hospital stood at 12,187 as of Sunday. “Discharge is way up, and that is great news,” Cuomo said. The state also saw its smallest number of new hospitalizations overnight, at 574. That was a 52 percent
decrease from the day before, when there were 1,100 new hospitalizations. The day before that, there had been 1,400. The state had not seen such a low number of new hospitalizations for 16 days, according to state data. In all, 16,400 people were hospitalized as of April 5.
Urgent care centers debut rapid Covid-19 test By BRIAN STIEGLITZ bstieglitz@liherald.com
Three urgent care centers on Long Island are among the first in the nation to debut a rapid test to detect coronavirus, which gives patients results within minutes. The American Family Care health care providers in East Meadow, Farmingdale and West Islip began testing patients as part of a full examination on March 31, before launching regular tests the next day. The molecular, point-of-care tests reduce wait time from days to roughly five minutes for positive results and 13 minutes for negative results. Testing will only be available to those who are symptomatic, according to officials at the AFC Urgent Care centers. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of such testing, developed by Abbott Laboratories, on March 27. The urgent care centers began regular testing the same day Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that Regeneron Pharmaceuticals would
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donate 500,000 test kits to the state, in shipments of 25,000 per day. Corning Life Sciences also donated 100,000 tubes for testing and provided an additional 500,000 at a reduced cost. As of April 1, the state had given 220,880 tests and continued to provide roughly 15,000 tests each day. Of those tested, 83,712 were positive. “Rapid testing is the fastest way to return to normalcy and get the economy back up and running, and will also help end the anxiety that has become the most oppressive part of this situation,” Cuomo said. “In the meantime, New Yorkers must continue to comply with all social distancing protocols and stay home as much as possible to prevent spreading this virus to others.”
ThE AFC URGENT Care center on Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow is one of three on Long Island to debut the nation’s first rapid coronavirus test.
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Students, teachers reunite with car parade By BRIAN STIEGLITZ bstieglitz@liherald.com
When Amelia Garcia, the assistant principal of Bowling Green Elementary School, drove into its parking lot in Salisbury on April 2, she was met by roughly 50 cars. Some were decorated and had messages painted on the windows. All drivers were cheering and smiling. “You could just feel how vibrant they were,” she said. “And the parade hadn’t even started yet.” The teachers spent the next two hours driving through the East Meadow community to cheer and celebrate with students, who had been learning from home for the past three weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic. Laura McNeice, a fifth-grade teacher at Bowling Green, brought cApTIoN mISSING cApTIoN missing caption missing the idea to administration as a way caption missing to combat the isolation and help received e-mail messages from parents students reconnect with their thanking us and wanting to let teachers teachers. “I knew the children would just be over- know they appreciated it,” Garcia said. whelmed with joy when we drove around “Even neighbors were so happy to see us. It the neighborhood and we were too,” Garcia was a breath of fresh air for everyone dursaid. “Back at the building, we’re such a ing this difficult time.” The parade was the second effort made family and you felt it yesterday more than by teachers at Bowling Green to connect ever.” The East Meadow School District’s trans- with their students despite the distance. portation department carved out the route Last week, staff sent students a slideshow to ensure that all 850 students at the school video with photos of each staff members holding signs with messages like “I miss would have a chance to see their teachers. “By the time we got back home, we you,” and “I can’t wait to see you again.”
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STudENTS HELd SIGNS to cheer for their teachers as the parade drove through their community.
Island Harvest, Jovia provide for 400 families ISLANd HARvEST Food Bank and Jovia Financial Credit Union — formally NEFCU — will be providing meals to hundreds of affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Above, Noelle Roth, was interning at Island Harvest and gathering food to distribute to students.
By BRIAN STIEGLITZ bstieglitz@liherald.com
A m i d G o v. A n d r e w C u o m o ’ s announcement that New York schools would remain closed until at least April 29 to curb the spread of Covid-19, Island Harvest Food Bank and Jovia Financial Credit Union — formally NEFCU — announced that they would be partnering to give meal kits to hundreds of affected families. Jovia donated $10,000 to the Bethpagebased food bank, which identified 30 school districts across Long Island to bring food to students who were otherwise dependent on meals provided by schools. Over 400 families will be given meal kits that contain enough food for a family of four, for three to four days. “This pandemic has put us in a dire situation, as we work to replenish our food supply to Long Islanders struggling to put food on their tables,” said Randi Shubin Dresner, who lives in East Meadow and is the president and chief executive officer of Island Harvest Food Bank. Shubin Dresner added that the partnership with the financial credit union would not end there. “We look forward to a long and mutually beneficial partnership with Jovia in addressing hunger
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and food insecurity on Long Island and appreciate their caring and generosity.” “During these trying times, we cannot lose sight of those who are most in need of care,” said Renu Dalessandro, Jovia’s chief marketing officer.
Jovia has been supportive of Long Island schools and communities since its inception by a small group of educators in Valley Stream over 80 years ago. It offers a number of teacher grants, scholarship programs and community events
throughout the year. When the opportunity came to partner with Island Harvest, Dalessandro said it was a perfect fit. “It’s an honor to be able to assist them in the tremendous work they do on a daily basis,” she said.
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By John J. o’Brien Sr. jobrien@eastmeadowfd.com
For 90 years, our community has been protected by one of the strongest volunteer fire service traditions know to our society. It’s a proud year for all East Meadow volunteers, who work tirelessly every day, and every night, to protect our neighbors from fire and medical emergencies. In a day and age where husbands work two jobs, and wives to work as well, our high standards of being an EMFD member have withstood the test of time being one of the best volunteer fire departments on the Island. It all started on April 3, 1930, where a group of men gathered and held the first meeting of Company # 1. Today this company continues its commitment to our community day and night as Hook & Ladder Company #1. In the decades that followed, six additional fire and rescue companies in Engines, 1, 2, 3, and 4, Ladder 2, and Rescue 5, would be formed as the town of East Meadow grew. This following is a documented history of Hook & Ladder Co # 1 from its beginning in 1930, to how we know it today. Congratulations to the members of Hook & Ladder Co # 1, and all members of our department. You have been there for our community every day, and every night, for 90 years. The history of Hook & Ladder Company #1 Hook & Ladder Company # 1, originally first known as Company # 1, is documented as the first company formed by the East Meadow Fire Department when it was established on April 3, 1930. Unfortunately, some of the records of the original Company # 1 were inadvertently discarded or lost, however, we have old Department records that have enabled us to develop the following data. The first chief of the East Meadow Fire Department would be Edward Alsheimer who would serve from 1930 to 1931. On March 5, 1931, the men of Company # 1 were assigned a new 1931 GMC pumper and at some point, the Company was renamed Engine & Hose Co # 1. Chief Alsheimer would be succeeded as Chief by Company # 1 members in the electing of Chief Edward Hoeffner for his term in 1932-1933, Chief John Prismont in 1932, and Chief John Guando in 1935. On January 10, 1936, the GMC pumper was moved into the Company # 2 firehouse located at the intersection of Newbridge Avenue (Known today as East Meadow Avenue) and Park Avenue, as both companies would now function from this location. In 1936 Chief Edward Moskowski would be in command, and remain as our leader for terms in 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, and 1941. In 1945, Company # 1 member Louis Darienzo would take over as Chief until 1946. In the years to come, several more Company # 1 members would assume
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The eaST Meadow Fire Department is above, circa the 1960s, battling a fire at Shoe King Sams, once a footwear warehouse on Hempstead Turnpike. command of our department in Chief Maurice Anderson in 1947, and Chief Donald Morrison in 1948. In 1948, a new firehouse was erected on Newbridge off Front Street, and was designated as Fire Headquarters. Company # 1 relocated to this new firehouse upon the completion of the building in 1949. Also in 1949, Company # 1 member, now Chief, John Kornova would be made an Honorary Chief. In 1950, when the new Quad Ladder Truck was assigned to our company, it became Ladder Company # 1, and in 1956, the company was renamed to Hook & Ladder Company # 1. In 1951-1952, Chief John Smith would become the 13th chief of the East Meadow Fire Department. Within this timeframe, Fire Headquarters was expanded from 3 bays to 5 bays as our members accepted the delivery of a new 1958 American LaFrance midship ladder truck boasting a 75-foot aerial ladder. The most memorable thoughts of this truck were in the ride to the alarm as members would ride the side, and hold on, all while gearing up along the way. In 1963 Captain Durwood Mosher of our company would become our 23rd Chief, and 1965 Captain Peter Rafferty would proudly accept the honor as our 25th Chief of our Department. In 1965, the members of Hook & Ladder Company #1 took proud ownership of a 1965 Mack Floodlight truck boasting an 85kw generator and electrical reels to power buildings and equipment, where needed. Its true character came in the form of its massive appearance with its tractor like chassis, massive display of lights, and incredibly high cab requiring three steps of climbing. This truck would
remain an integral part of our fleet for nearly 30 years, and although a second due response unit for our company, it became the true workhorse of the department lighting up huge areas, and powering equipment at every major fire. In 1974, our Company would again produce another chief in the name of Edward Collins. As the years passed, the fire calls increased, as did the amount of serious fires. In these years, while the two ladder companies responded to major fires within their own side of town, the men of Hook & Ladder Company # 1 would respond to all north side calls as well, for the additional equipment and lighting of Floodlight 616 as well as manpower support. The mid 1970s became known in our history as a time with many new members who quickly became seasoned firefighters with the amount of action in town. The most memorable fire occurred on July 17, 1977, in which all stations battled a fully involved vacant 2 story marine barracks on Merrick Avenue just South of Hempstead Turnpike under the direction of Chief Williamson E. Henderson (E-2). Upon the arrival of Ladder 617, the radiant heat was so intense damage to the truck required its repositioning. Weary firefighters battled this blaze all day in 90 plus degree heat. In 1976, the members of H & L Co # 1 bid farewell to their 1956 American LaFrance ladder truck and accepted the newest piece of equipment in our 1976 Oshkosh /Pierce ladder truck. This truck was nearly a one of a kind with its bright lime yellow color, low profile body, and 100-foot rear mounted LTI aerial ladder. This ladder truck would provide out-
standing service to our community with few major breakdowns for 26 years before being retired in 2002. 1986 would bare the ripen fruits of the heavy fire days and solids training for a young Hook & Ladder Company #1, as Captain Kenneth J. Ditata and Captain Keith Hoffman would be elected as Assistant Chiefs, and become Chiefs of our Department in 1986 for Kenny, and 1988 for Keith. The turn of the century came and passed for our members with the hype of Y2K, slipping by with little effect to most. In all, at one point or another, all seven companies of the East Meadow Fire Department would be called upon to respond and assist in the massive FDNY effort. In the somber months that would pass 343 FDNY members, 23 NYPD, and countless innocent civilians would be laid to rest. It would be a painful time for us all, but particularly those of us who lost a loved one, or was involved in our emergency services or military. In November 2002, the members of Hook & Ladder Company # 1, as well as Engine Company # 1, would be relocated to their new state of the art firehouse located at 340 East Meadow Avenue. A short time thereafter, our members would bid farewell to our 1976 Oshkosh / Pierce ladder truck, and accept delivery of our new 2002 Pierce midship ladder truck boasting a 95 foot aerial ladder with bucket, as well as an eight man enclosed cab. In April 2004, Ex Captain John J. O’Brien would be elected 3rd Asst Chief. John would move up the ranks to Chief of Department in 2007. In April 2006 Ex Chief Keith J. Hoffman would make a run for the position of 3rd Assistant Chief, and in April of 2009 become the first Ladder 1 Chief, and only the 3rd Chief in our Department’s rich history to ever return to the Chief ’s Office after completing a prior 4-year term of office. In April 2013, Ex Captain John M. McGee was elected as our department’s new 3rd Asst Chief. He would successfully move up the line of office to Chief of Department in 2016. Today, Hook & Ladder Company #1 is a proud group of men thriving to be their best in the finest tradition of our company and volunteer fire service. Although enriched in the history of our department, the members of Hook & Ladder Company # 1, are but a part of our great organization thanks to the outstanding men and women of Engine Co #1, Engine Co # 2, Engine Company # 3, Engine Company # 4, Ladder Company # 2, Rescue Company # 5, Rescue 4, EMS Squad 6199, Safety Officers Squad 6155, our Chiefs, and the Department’s elite training committee. John J. O’Brien is an active Ex Chief of the East Meadow Fire Department. He is the District Supervisor of the Jericho Fire District and has over 40 years of Dispatch and Supervisory experience.
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District budget delayed until at least June 1 By Brian Stieglitz and Scott Brinton bstieglitz@liherald.com, sbrinton@liherald.com
School budget votes have been delayed until at least June 1 because of the coronavirus outbreak, by order of Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The votes were to have taken place May 19. East Meadow School District officials now have more time to prepare their tentative budgets, but likely less revenue because of cuts to the state spending plan and, as a result, state aid. “At this time, the district is waiting on further guidance from the State Education Department regarding the school budget vote and school board election,” said Superintendent Kenneth Card Jr. “We fully support the state’s decision to delay the vote until at least June 1, 2020. We will continue to monitor their guidance and will share important details with the community once it’s made available.” Whether the school budget votes take place on June 1 remains to be seen. The coronavirus pandemic is fluid, and if new cases were to continue to arise, the vote could be delayed further, state officials said. “The state budget was difficult,” Cuomo said in his Friday news conference. Pushing back the vote will also give state and local officials a clearer picture of New York’s finances after
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School Budget voteS have been delayed until at least June 1 because of the coronavirus outbreak. East Meadow School District officials are waiting on their guidance before moving forward with the vote and Board of Education election. the COVID-19 virus forced tens of thousands of businesses to close and sales tax collections to plummet. The governor had earlier predicted a $10 billion to $15 billion gap in the state budget, which is unprecedented. The state Legislature passed a $177 billion budget April 2, but it is riddled with uncertainty because no one
knows precisely how long the coronavirus crisis will last, or what form it will take in the near future. Cuomo has said modeling predicts the peak of cases in New York is expected within the next seven to 21 days, but the state could continue to see cases into August.
East Meadow Students shine at LISEF Five students from the East Meadow School District were named winners in the Long Island Science and Engineering Fair. W.T. Clarke High School senior Abishek Ravindran captured first place in the cate gory of behavioral and social science, while seniors Sanjana Ahmed and Yuktha Chiguripati and junior Saniya Gaitonde received honorable mention in their respective categories. East Meadow High School senior
Alyssa Fong merited an honorable mention in computational biology and bioinformatics. Abishek was eligible to compete in the International Science and Engineering Fair this spring, but event was canceled. The district extended congratulations to all the above students on their achievements. –Brian Stieglitz
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W.t. clarke high School senior Abishek Ravindran captured first place in the behavioral and social science category at the Long Island Science and Engineering Fair. caption miSSing
W.t. clarke high School junior Saniya Gaitonde received an honorable mention in the animal sciences category at the Long Island Science and Engineering Fair.
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Tick-borne diseases
With spring in full swing and the weather warming up, it is once again time to prepare for the possibility of human interaction with ticks and mosquitoes. That is why the North Shore Land Alliance found it important to bring entomologist Dr. Jody GangloffKaufmann from the New York State Integrated Pest Management Program to the Locust Valley Library on March 5. Gangloff-Kaufmann presented an audience of over 50 people with a PowerPoint on how to recognize these pests and what they can do to prevent the parasites from harming them and others. Although the constant talk of bugs made some audience members uneasy, most found the presentation to be a helpful way of learning such a vital skill. Roughly 78 million Americans garden, Gangloff-Kaufmann said, making millions upon millions of people susceptible to arthropod-borne diseases such as Lyme disease, West Nile virus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. She said that these are only some of the diseases that can be transmitted by ticks and mosquitoes to humans, and while they can all be harmful, there ways for people to take preventative measures.
The three main tick species harmful to humans found in New York each have the ability to carry different diseases which can be passed onto a host. Blacklegged Tick (or Deer Tick) ■ Lyme Disease ■ Anaplasmosis ■ Babesiosis ■ Powassan Virus ■ Borrelia miyamotoi ■ Ehrlichiosis lone-Star Tick ■ Southern Tick Associated Rash Illness ■ Canine erlichiosis ■ Tularemia ■ Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever american Dog Tick ■ Tularemia ■ Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Mosquitoes
Gangloff-Kaufmann said that all mosquitoes breed in still water, laying eggs in the surface of any body of water which remains still at all times. This could be anything from a pond to storm drains to a bucket of water that has been left out for too long. Mosquito larvae rest at the water’s surface, eventually turning into pupae and then are reborn as adults. Since all mosquitoes breed this way, Gangloff-Kaufmann said one of the most effective means of limiting the presence of mosquito presence in one’s home pond is the inclusion of mosquitofish into its water. These fish are great for eating mosquito larvae, she said, because their mouths can reach the sides of these ponds to get tough-toreach larvae. She also said that goldfish can be effective as well, as can certain oils and soaps mixed into the water. “Larval control is where mosquito control should be,” Gangloff-Kaufmann said. “We want to treat the larvae, we don’t want to be treating adults because it’s less effective — it means the problem’s out of control.” However, if there is no choice but to use preventative actions against adult mosquitoes, Gangloff-Kaufmann said people should do everything they can to block access to human skin using repellents, long sleeves and pants, screens and outdoor fans. Adults can also be killed in the air, although GangloffKaufmann said this was undesirable. Gangloff-Kaufmann said there are many ways in which humans can prevent the formation of mosquito habitats. This can be done by fixing any landscapes or containers filled with water, something which requires full community cooperation and participation.
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Dr. JoDy GanGloff-kaufMann told people who attended her lecture that many Blacklegged Ticks are born in the summer. Some can live and mature in winter. Ticks
Not all ticks are a threat to human health, Gangloff-Kaufmann said, and the three found in New York that are dangerous are the American Dog Tick, Lone-Star Tick and Blacklegged Tick, the last of which is also called the Deer Tick. She said that American Dog Ticks and Blacklegged Ticks tend to ambush their hosts with questing behavior, meaning that they wait in one spot to latch onto a human or animal walking by. The Lone-Star Tick, she said, will actively pursue a host. While tick habitats differ based on an individual species’s moisture requirements, Gangloff-Kaufmann said that all three species can live on the edges of forests, which tend to see a lot of animal and human traffic. She also said that ticks have been especially active this year given the very mild winter that is coming to an end, as ticks can be active at any temperature about 37 degree Fahrenheit. Unlike mosquitoes, humans typically do not come in contact with ticks unless they venture into their habitat, Gangl-
off-Kaufmann said. She said peoples should dress “tick safe” when going into nature, as well as avoid plants on the sides of pathways. This includes wearing light-colored clothes, wearing sealed pant legs and tucking pants into socks. Additionally, she said repellents can do a great deal in lessening one’s chances of being bitten by a tick. Regardless, Gangloff-Kaufmann said that everybody should check for ticks as soon as they come inside. This can be done by doing thorough inspections of one’s body and showering to get rid of any crawling ticks. Clothes can be put into a dryer as well, as Ganglof fKaufmann said that temperatures above 122 degrees Fahrenheit can kill ticks. If one is bitten by a tick, though, Gangloff-Kaufmann said the best removal technique it to grasp its head with a pair of tweezers and pull directly upwards.
Why is this important?
Of all the testing done in New York, Nassau County was found to have the highest tick population, said Gangloff-
Kaufmann. Additionally, the North Shore was found to have the most ticks in Nassau County, making its residents especially prone to tick-borne diseases. That is why Gangloff-Kaufmann found it especially important to spread her knowledge at the library. “Because people are becoming sick,” she said on why this information is vital to Long Islanders, “because this problem is getting worse and more people are getting Lyme Disease and the other diseases and because the emerging diseases like Babesiosis, Anaplasmosis and Powassan Virus, we don’t know what they’re going to do, but they are getting worse.” Gangloff-Kaufmann said she hoped that the biggest thing the audience took from the presentation was the concept of self-protection. She said it is not possible to get rid of all the ticks and mosquitoes, but that the methods she described in her presentation can be effective in preventing them from harming humans. “Ticks and mosquitoes are a reality here on Long Island,” said Jane Jackson, the North Shore Land Alliance’s Director of Stewardship. “It’s important for people to be aware of them and many are, but we don’t want them to be afraid of going out into the woods and being outside. We felt this program could empower people to be armed with the education they need to be safe outdoors.” Paula Gonthier, of Old Brookville, said this idea of empowerment resonated with her. “I think it was great,” she said. “It was very helpful. It took something scary to many people and I think it made people feel like they have control over this situation.”
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The easT Meadow Fire Department joined with units from every other fire departments of the Sixth Battalion on Monday morning to thank Nassau University Medical Center for its work to stem the tide of the Covid-19 pandemic.
EMFD, Sixth Battalion sends thanks to NUMC By John J. o’Brien sr. jobrien@eastmeadowfd.com
The East Meadow Fire Department joined with units from every other fire departments of the Sixth Battalion on Monday morning to pay a visit to our healthcare professionals at the Nassau University Medical Center to lend support amid the Covid-19 pandemic. With the seemingly never ending sound of sirens, and air horns, firefighters lined Hempstead Turnpike to honor the dedicated and brave professionals of the facility. More than 50 of Long Island’s bravest cheered and clapped, holding signs, raising banners, and ladders, in a show of support in ongoing battle to save lives. On the opposite side of the road stood the medical center, with its hospital staff spaced across the lawn, many still in masks and gowns, out to acknowledge the support being given. From the street, firefighters waved up at the doctors and nurses in the windows above. It was a heartwarming moment for both sides of the street. The East Meadow Fire Department knows far too well, what this facility and
the outstanding people within it, do each day to remedy the sick and injured. But on this day, and forever more, a new level of respect is cast upon our healthcare professionals, for the work they are accomplishing, under most difficult circumstances, at times being overwhelmed, at times concerned of supplies, and with a level of risk to themselves never before witnessed in our lifetime. It is a risk firefighters know well at any given time in the performance of their duty. To all the employees of our Nassau County Medical Center, “Whether you are a doctor, a nurse, a member of staff, an administrator, a security officer, food preparer, custodian or maintenance worker, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts, and stand with you in this fight to save lives.” Please stay safe as you perform your outstanding service to our county. John J. O’Brien is an active Ex Chief of the East Meadow Fire Department. He is the District Supervisor of the Jericho Fire District and has over 40 years of Dispatch and Supervisory experience.
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LEGAL NOTICE ASSESSOR’S NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF THE FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL THE ASSESSOR OF THE COUNTY OF NASSAU HEREBY GIVES NOTICE that he has completed the 2020/2021 final assessment roll, which will be used for the 2021 levy of Town and County
Taxes in the Towns of Hempstead, North Hempstead and Oyster Bay, and the City of Glen Cove and the City of Long Beach, and for the 2020/2021 levy of school taxes in such Towns and in the City of Long Beach. A certified electronic copy of the roll was filed with the Department of
Assessment on April 1, 2020. The electronic roll may be examined on public terminals located in the offices of: DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENT NASSAU COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING 240 OLD COUNTRY ROAD, FOURTH FLOOR MINEOLA, NY 11501
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Because of the Covid-19 health crisis, State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat who represents the Five Towns, will hold an emergency food drive to benefit families within the 9th Senate District. Suggested donations include gift cards, fresh, canned or boxed food, toiletries/personal items and cleaning supplies. “The Covid-19 health crisis is leaving too many families unable to make ends meet and lacking basic necessities,” Kaminsky said. “If you are someone with a little extra willing to donate, please reach out to my office and we will get it into the hands of those who need it most.” To donate, call Kaminsky’s office at (516) 766-8383 or email Kaminsky@nysenate.gov. –Jeffrey Bessen
an eMergency food drive to benefit people because of the Covid-19 health crisis is being held by State Sen. Todd Kaminsky.
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NCDA launches coronavirus scam hotline In response to a surge in phone and internet scams in recent weeks, the office of Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas has created a coronavirus scam hotline. As communities across New York battle the coronavirus epidemic, the NCDA office has received reports of new identity theft scams and opportunistic schemes peddling fake tests and bogus cures for Covid-19. Singas established the hotline for Nassau residents to report suspected scams to the District Attorney’s Financial Crimes Bureau for investigation. The Nassau County District Attorney Coronavirus Scam Hotline is (516) 5713505. Reports can also be emailed to info@ nassauda.org. All calls and emails will remain confidential to the extent allowed by law. Singas said many of the scammers are rebranding old scams to take advantage of the current climate selling counterfeit merchandise including medicine, fake test kits and vaccines, masks, sanitizers and cleaning products. Cleaning supplies, protective equipment and medications should be purchased only from a reputable retailer and medications should be taken in accordance with directions from a medical professional.
other types of scams
Other scams include online order scams, in which scammers pose as online merchants offering hard-to-get goods such as sanitizer, masks and toilet paper who take personal and financial information. These pop-up sites frequently steal financial information and either deliver no product or counterfeit and potentially
dangerous goods. To avoid online scams, use a search engine to research any unfamiliar websites and check online reviews. Pay by credit card so it is possible to dispute a fraudulent purchase. Do not use a debit card or other online money delivery service. Fake health insurance and mortgage relief scams are also common and can be avoided by only dealing with reputable companies and financial advisors. Fake emails, texts and phone calls could be used by scammers as well. Federal and state agencies are not sending out emails or texts or making phone calls to individuals in public regarding any cash payments. If contacting a federal agency is required, look up the phone numbers on the agency’s official website. Do not respond to these communications by clicking on any links, responding to any questions or providing any personal information. A hacker may try to hijack the user’s computer, steal data or install malware. They can also freeze the computer and change the password and demand ransom to unlock it. Many scammers are also preying on the good will of people during the crisis by creating false charities. Check charitiesnys.com before donating money to ensure that donations are going to a legitimate registered charity. Finally, the NCDA urges the public to follow the advice of healthcare professionals and medical experts such as the Centers for Disease Control, World Health Organization, NYS Department of Health and the Nassau County Department of Health.
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News briefs Dean Skelos, citing coronavirus fears, wants out of prison now, not later By Jill Nossa jnossa@liherald.com
Former State Sen. Dean Skelos, of Rockville Centre, sought early release from federal prison because he was worried about the c o r o n av i r u s p a n d e m i c , according to court papers. Skelos, 72, filed a motion in federal court in Manhattan last week, asking to spend the remainder of his 51-month sentence in home confinement to lessen the risk of contracting the virus. Skelos still has more than two years left on his sentence for political Dean corruption, which he began serving in January 2019 at Otisville Correctional Facility, in Orange County. The motion, filed under seal, was opposed by federal prosecutors in papers filed publicly, saying that an application
for release should first be filed with the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, which could better assess his health situation. The prosecutors noted that steps were being taken to stop the spread of the disease in federal prison, and said that, since Skelos lives in New York state, “the global epicenter of the coronavirus,” he has not provided any information to show that he would be better protected outside of prison. The judge, Kimba Wood, had decided as of press time. Skelos was convicted in July 2018 of using his political power to secure roughly skelos $300,000 in jobs and fees for his son Adam, also of Rockville Centre. They were each convicted on eight counts of conspiracy, extortion and bribery. Adam Skelos was sentenced to four years in prison.
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Nassau couNty is hiring a consulting firm to develop an “economic portrait” of the county after the coronavirus crisis has abated.
PeoPle have uNtil Aug. 14 to respond to the U.S. Census.
Be counted — the 2020 Census is under way By scott BriNtoN sbrinton@liherald.com
April 1 was Census Day, when the federal government counts every person across the United States and five of its territories. Population counts are used to allocate seats in the U.S. House of Representatives to states. The 435 seats in the House are divided up by the population of each state. The larger the population of a state, the more seats it receives. A state’s population is also used to allocate federal funding for a variety of programs. Federal officials are urging everyone to fill out the census online, by phone or mail. Census invitations were mailed earlier in March. You may respond after April 1. The census is mandated every 10 years by the U.S. Constitution. Who is counted? Here are directions from the 2020 Census website, 2020census. gov: “You should be counted where you are living and sleeping most of the time as of April 1, 2020. If you are responding for your home, count everyone who lives and sleeps there most of the time as of April 1, 2020. This includes young children, foster children, roommates, and any family members or friends who are living with
you, even temporarily. “Please note that if someone is staying with you temporarily on April 1 due to the COVID-19 situation, they should be counted where they usually live. This includes college students, who should still be counted at school, even if they are home early because of the COVID-19 situation. If they live in student housing, the college will count them. If they live off campus, they should respond for the offcampus address and include any roommates or other people living there.” Below is a timeline of upcoming dates: ■ April 29 – May 1: The Census Bureau will count homeless people over these three days. Census takers count people in shelters, at soup kitchens and mobile food vans, on the streets and at outdoor locations like tent encampments. ■ April 16 – June 19: Census takers will work with administrators at colleges, senior centers, prisons and other facilities that house large groups of people to ensure everyone is counted. ■ May 27 – Aug. 14: Census takers will interview homes that have not responded to the 2020 Census to help make sure everyone is counted. ■ December: The Census Bureau will deliver apportionment counts to the president and Congress as required by law.
County hires consultant to study the economy Hempstead Town waiving water fees By scott BriNtoN sbrinton@liherald.com
County Executive Laura Curran stood last Thursday at the Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola with the two heads of Nassau’s Coronavirus Economic Advisory Council — Industrial Development Agency Chairman Richard Kessel and Hofstra University President Stuart Rabinowitz —to announce results of a weeklong survey to assess the state of local business amid the coronavirus outbreak. The news were grim. The county received 1,431 responses to the survey, Curran said. Many businesses said they have or would need to lay off workers. Half predicted no profit for the year. And 80 percent said they would need loans to sustain their businesses.
“It’s pain now, and we know it’s going to be pain down the road,” the county executive said. Nassau, she said, has hired HR&A Advisors, a real estate and economic advisory firm based in New York City, to develop an “economic portrait” of the county before and after the crisis. From there, the firm can create models of the county’s potential economic state in order to prove future need for federal and state aid. Curran said she was “incredibly grateful for the help received by the state and federal government.” But, she noted, “we will need more.” She also said she would work closely with Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone on a regional plan for future economic development after the medical crisis has abated.
The Town of Hempstead is waiving all late fees and penalties for three months for its water customers who do not pay their bills on time, according to a news release issued by the town Wednesday. The measure required legislation, which was supported unanimously by Town Supervisor Donald Clavin and the other six members of the town board. The town’s Department of Water serves 37,000 customers in the Bowling Green, Donald East Meadow, Levittown, Roosevelt Field, Lido Beach, Point Lookout and Uniondale water districts. “People are worried and concerned about COVID-19, and are contending
with major life changes, including business and job losses, reduced income and medical concerns,” Clavin said. “Our hope is that this bill will help give people one less thing to worry about during this uncertain period.” Customers are billed quarterly according to their metered consumption, and late payments are subject to penalties and interest. Under the new legislation, all penalties and interest charges for an individual that would norclavin mally accrue during the Water Department’s billing period – March 15 to June 15 this year – are waived. –Scott Brinton
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lease allow me to reminisce about the past. I’m no longer a young politician, but I’m very much an alert senior citizen who can clearly recall the experiences in my life that have left an indelible imprint on my heart and soul. I refer specifically to my recollections about the presidents of my past. I vividly recall my early childhood, when Franklin D. Roosevelt was president. My parents came of age during the Depression, and they worshipped Roosevelt for his soothing messages to AmerJeRRY ica during World kReMeR War II. I was a child, but I could see how his fireside chats helped my parents survive the stresses of the war. I still can feel the tremors that reverberated across the country the day Roosevelt died. The neighborhood churches in Brooklyn rang their bells incessantly to tell the world that one of its greatest leaders was gone. My mother and father kept asking, how would their America survive?
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Along came a former haberdasher named Harry S. Truman, who assured America that all would be well. In the ensuing years, he helped end the war, and assured our country that he was in charge, and that “The buck stops here.” He assured us that our national agony was over. He did his job but never lost sight of his local roots. Truman was a great cheerleader for America. He was followed by former Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, who had helped defeat the enemy armies in the war. He became a grandfatherly symbol to Americans, and made us feel that we no longer had to worry about foreign wars. Fast-forward to the days of President John F. Kennedy. Young and vibrant, he made the nation feel that our future would be bright and promising. He energized the White House, and made millions of young people eager to embark on careers in public service. When he died, almost everyone in our nation felt the pain. After the failures of Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan emerged as the strong father figure that was needed to soothe our new global fears. His experience in
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Hollywood helped him eloquently express his concerns for America, and he won over many of his skeptics. The next trauma came during the tenure of Bill Clinton. On April 19, 1995, two American-born terrorists blew up a federal building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people and injuring nearly 700 others, many of them children. Our nation went into shock after the tragedy, and President Clinton became the healerin-chief with his soothing words, assuring us that we were better than those two criminals. I recall President George W. Bush standing amid the rubble of the still-smoldering World Trade Center on Sept. 14, 2001, assuring America that we would catch the perpetrators of the attacks three days earlier. It was a shining moment not just for him, but for all of America. Fast-forward to 2015, when a gunman opened fire at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C., killing nine people. Afterward, President Barack Obama offered words of compassion that captured the feelings of all Americans — and even led the singing of “Amazing Grace” at the funeral of one of the victims.
adly, there’s no FDR, no Reagan, no Bush, no Obama in this White House.
Now it is 2020. We are a nation living in fear of the unknown. Caught in the clutches of a pandemic, we must seek solace from our governors and our local leaders. We cling to the words of medical experts and our clergy, because we lack a powerful voice in the White House that could tell us that we are stronger than any virus. We survived World War II and Oklahoma City and Sept. 11 because, when challenged, we united and rose to the occasion. Facing a disease that keeps us awake at night and could wreck our economy, we’re in need of a voice from on high that would give us the strength to carry on, but sadly, there is no such voice in the Oval Office. All we hear is the echo chamber telling our president how great he is, not how great he could be. I pray that in your lifetimes we will again have a national leader who will remind us what Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Reagan, Bush, Clinton and Obama sounded like in times of national need. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.
Dear President Trump: This is killing us
f only Donald Trump had taken the same Hippocratic Oath our doctors take when they graduate from medical school: “First, do no harm.” Instead, as we live through this global pandemic, we are caught between trained doctors, offering us fact-based science, and the White House, offering political expediency and short-sighted policy that could actually lead to more loss of life. This is the worst, I thought as the virus spread over the past two weeks. But it wasn’t the worst. The medical fight against the disease has been handiRandi capped by a presikReiss dent who is ignoring scientific evidence and the best advice of medical professions. He has denied, lied and deceived the public about the very existence of the coronavirus. He misled his fellow Americans about the severity of the disease. Early on, when he could have blunted the effects of a fullblown epidemic, he refused to take action, which would have mitigated the loss of life we are seeing every day. What a week. As we move through this all-consuming emergency, ordinary peo-
ple, who want to keep themselves and their loved ones safe, are looking for advice based on sound medical practice. The Hippocratic Oath, which evolved from the work of Hippocrates of Kos, who lived in the 5th century B.C., codifies the ethics and standards doctors still embrace. Not every doctor actually takes the oath in modern times, but some still do, and doctors around the world adhere to the tenets of selflessness, service and care. In a bizarre turn of events, Trump has set himself up as qualified to tout experimental medicines that have been rushed through the approval process and administered to sick patients on a trial basis. He has pushed right past the obvious equivocation of the physicians standing with him during the nightly press conferences/ political rallies. Was it ever writ larger than this? Elections have consequences, and one of the unforeseen consequences of 2016 is our living through a once-in-acentury pandemic without qualified, stable or sensitive leadership. This is a human rights issue, a political issue and a medical issue. We are stumbling through this valley hobbled by leaders who have no regard for the health and
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safety of millions of vulnerable Americans. As I wrote two weeks ago (during this siege my column may not appear every week), the heartening news is that this ship can sail without a captain. All hands are onboard. All of us in our everyday lives are listening to the experts and trying to limit the spread of Covid-19 by observing physical distance rules and absorbing the pain of isolation and loneliness. Hundreds of thousands of us are quarantining ourselves and staying indoors to help stop this modern plague. We’re doing our part. As always, there is inspiration and precedent to be found in literature. I’ve been reading “Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour,” by Lynne Olson. What we’re living through has similarities to the Blitz, when Germany dropped some 30,000 incendiary bombs on London beginning in September 1940 and continuing for 57 consecutive nights. The bombing did not end for eight months. Britain had Winnie, of course. Winston Churchill helped the people of London survive the Blitz by telling them how hard it was going to be. He said it would cost
he heartening news is that this ship can sail without a captain.
them blood, sweat and tears. He spoke the truth in terrible times, asked much of his fellow Brits, and they, in turn, summoned the courage they needed. Hand in hand with the English people were the American journalists who lived through the bombing and reported the stories of stoicism and survival back to the American public. Those reports helped pull the United States into the war, and led ultimately to the defeat of Nazi Germany. The heroes of that era were the leaders who never faltered, the everyday citizens who crawled out of bombed apartments to go to work and the journalists who told the story. The heroes of this troubled time will be the doctors and other medical workers who turn up every day on the front lines of this epic battle, and the reporters and photographers who are telling the story, writing the first rough draft of history. We don’t have a Winston Churchill in the White House. Trump delayed enacting the Defense Production Act until last Friday, and thereby delayed the manufacture of desperately needed ventilators. He continues to mislead the nation about the availability of testing, and the hard news about how long we will live in crisis mode. In that, he is failing to protect and defend us. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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emergency medical technicians are putting themselves in harm’s way like never before. Covid-19 is a respiratory disease. Many firefighters’ lungs are damaged because of the smoke they have breathed in while responding to calls over the years, potentially making them more susceptible to this virus. You might also give to your local food pantries, which are running low. Finally, the Herald is coordinating the purchase of large orders of food and goodies for our healthcare workers and first responders, as well as patients in hospitals and other care facilities. Go to liherald. com/heroes to donate. We will use all donations, along with donations from our parent company Richner Communications to purchase food and other goods from our local restaurants and businesses.
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hours reduced. Many people are suddenly scraping by after having been solidly in the black only a matter of weeks ago. For those who can, however, please consider giving to our hospitals, which are nonprofits. We need them, and they need us. To give to Mount Sinai South Nassau, go to https://www.southnassau.org/sn/give. • To give to the Northwell Health Foundation, go to https://give.northwell.edu. • To give to Mercy Medical Center, go to https://mercymedicalcenter.chsli.org/ ways-give. • To give to NYU Winthrop, go to https:// nyuwinthrop.org/giving/. • To give to St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, go to https://ehs.org. You also might donate to your local volunteer fire department. Firefighters and
letters We still have to care for the environment To the Editor: I have mailed, faxed and emailed Governor Cuomo’s office about the specifics of “essential” landscapers and what they are allowed to do and not do. Specifically, I’m asking about the use of leaf blowers. With several landscaping companies using them at once, they are potentially blowing toxic air into our homes, cars and faces during this Covid-19 pandemic. I hope their use will be temporarily banned. I’m also disappointed that the state has postponed enforcement of the single-use plastic bag ban. Plastic bangs are polluting our waterways
the sobering death totals began streaming in, people got the message. No longer do they stand side by side or in tight lines in supermarkets. Gone are the barbecues and close clutches of socializing teenagers. The message was loud of clear: This pandemic is not a hoax. It is very real. Over this past weekend, however, we learned that Nassau County had the thirdhighest number of coronavirus cases of any county in the state, surpassing Westchester, where the outbreak began in New York, Manhattan and the Bronx. Only Queens and Brooklyn (a.k.a. Queens and Kings counties) had higher totals. Nassau’s and Suffolk’s fast-climbing numbers prompted the governor to warn that the outbreak was shifting from New York City to Long Island. As of Monday,
more than 15,600 people had tested positive in Nassau. That figure may very well reflect lax social distancing practices in the days after people were first told to stay home. We will be tempted to loosen our social distancing practices. It’s hard to remain regimented for weeks on end. We can’t give up, though. There’s simply too much at stake. Forgoing social distancing and sound hygiene practices now would only prolong the crisis. The pandemic will end. Statewide, we saw hopeful signs on Sunday. On the other hand, those hopeful signs could be illusory. Hospitalizations and deaths could very well climb again. Which is why we must — must — remain disciplined and continue to practice social distancing.
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s another week has passed, and as we fight through this pandemic together, I continue to think about our Long Island Rail Road workforce, which continually rises to the challenge. They are on the front lines, playing a key role in the response to this emergency as the LIRR provides a vital service to Long Island and the region, currently the nation’s epicenter of a global health crisis. Our employees are heroes moving heroes. The workforce shows up each day to ensure phiLLip that we can safely enG transport fellow front-line workers — the nurses, doctors, police and other first responders, as well as the grocery store, pharmacy and transportation workers, and so many others who are helping us live. Together with our labor partners, we’re ensuring that employees and customers alike remain safe. Since this pandemic began hitting our state, the LIRR has seen a decline in ridership of about 90 percent. Adjusting to this
drop, while ensuring that we’re able to care for our employees and still provide critical service, we enacted the MTA Essential Service Plan, which began March 27. We are still running over 500 weekday trains, maintaining a 65 percent service level compared with a typical weekday. We also have crews and equipment on standby to supplement service if necessary. We’re constantly monitoring this new service, and staying engaged with our customers and local elected officials and community leaders, listening to their feedback and adjusting where we need to. We’ve added trains strategically where the need was greater to enable customers to maintain safe social distancing. We have eliminated cash transactions, closed all station waiting rooms and ticket windows, shut down our Lost & Found Office and the West End concourse of Penn Station. We continue to distribute masks and gloves to employees, and provide washing stations, hand sanitizers, disinfected work areas and other protections they need, and deserve, to stay healthy. Our courageous workforce is doing what public ser-
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Letters and harming wildlife. I don’t understand why markets can’t use paper bags for the time being. Finally, I received a notice from the Town of Hempstead indicating that, as of Monday, there would no longer be recycling during the pandemic. The town wants us to hold on to all of our recyclables until further notice. I plan to call the town to inquire if there could at least be drop-off bins where conscientious people could deposit them. We’re not moving in the right direction on the environment. Three wrongs will not make anything right. MARCIA DITIERI North Merrick
Pets and the coronavirus To the Editor: Pet owners can rest easy that there is no reason to believe dogs or cats in the U.S. might be a source of infection for Covid-19 or cause its spread, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And so far, according to the CDC, there have been no reports of pets becoming sick with the coronavirus. It appears to be transmitted primarily from human to human. Pet owners may have heard of canine coronavirus, an intestinal infection in dogs, especially puppies, and feline coronavirus, which can cause feline infectious peritonitis, or
vants do. They aren’t just doing a job; they are doing a true service to their fellow New Yorkers. I simply can’t thank them enough. I ask my fellow Long Islanders to continue to practice good hygiene. Social distancing is key. We cannot stress enough the importance of flattening the curve and what it will mean to the recovery of New York, New Yorkers and the rest of the country. We know how trying these times are. But it is the efforts of our customers and LIRR employees that are an uplifting boost to us as management and labor leaders. They are the backbone of this pandemic response. LIRR management and local labor leaders are in contact daily. They’re sharing important feedback, too, and this open dialogue has enabled us to better support the LIRR workforce, as our employees and as union members. Thank you to those who have been providing us the feedback that helps us better protect you. Please know that this line of communication remains open, always, and we’re all better for your thoughts and suggestions. Even with all the precautions we’re
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taking, it’s crucial that we continue to focus on reducing the spread of the coronavirus. This means that unless you’re an essential worker, stay home. Do not ride public transportation unless it’s absolute- can cle life tha ly necessary. Whether you’re at home or reporting my hea I ref to work, wash your hands often for at least 20 seconds, and use hand sanitizer if about t soap and water aren’t available. Cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve if you don’t have a tissue, and, most important, if you’re feeling sick, stay home. My heart goes out to all who are affected by this illness, especially those in our MTA family. To those who are currently being treated for Covid-19, please know that you are in our thoughts, and we wish you a speedy recovery. Take good care of yourselves. If there is a bright side to all of this, it’s that a large percentage of people, including many railroad employees, who have contracted the virus are recovering from it and returning to their daily lives. side ch Of the 378 LIRR employees who were on stresse I sti home quarantine as of last Thursday, 103 berated have returned to work. I look forward to the day our LIRR fam- evelt d ily is all back together, standing side by Brookl tell the side and marching forward, together. ers wa Phillip Eng is president of the Long Island asking vive? Rail Road.
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